What is liver impairment?
Liver impairment can be due to a variety of factors including infections, autoimmune conditions, drugs, toxins. Liver impairment can be acute or occur as a chronic process involving a progressive destruction and regeneration of the liver parenchyma leading to fibrosis and cirrhosis.
How do members experience liver impairment?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with liver impairment*
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Stress
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Nothing reported yet
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Pain
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Depressed mood
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Anxious mood
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*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for liver impairment*
Who has liver impairment on PatientsLikeMe?
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 1 | |
20s | 1 | |
30s | 21 | |
40s | 33 | |
50s | 47 | |
60s | 52 | |
70+ | 28 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 59 | |
Female | 120 |